Usk Naylor

Fly Patterns
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Ran across this one while looking for some info on the Kite dry fly. Pretty cool looking Welsh pattern; Hans has a great video
//youtu.be/rtcAg_TyiCE

hook - Mustad 94840 #12
thread - MFC 6/0 purple
tag - tying thread
tail - bronze mallard
rib - x-small wire gold
body - bronze mallard
hackle - hen dun (original calls for Andalusian dun, of which I definitely have none)

Regards,
Scott

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Lots of views, Scott, but no comments. Surely it is not a too alien a pattern to scare some North American trout? :cool:

Cheers,
Hans W

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Hans,

With all the buzz for flies like the Purple Haze, I’d think trout would give it a look. Forgot to include this version; proportions look more in balance on the shorter-shank Mustad 3399A

Regards,
Scott